Managing Western Spruce Budworm banner; background: trees defoliated by WSB, photo taken D.W. Scott, USFS



Western Spruce Budworm (WSB) Links

General Life History & Management

Western Spruce Budworm -- Fellin & Dewey (1982), USFS FIDL #53

Western Spruce Budworm -- Washington State University, Forest Health Note

Western Spruce Budworms -- Leatherman, Brewer, & Stevens (2006), Colorado State University Extension

Western Spruce Budworm -- Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Forest Health Note; July 2007

Western Spruce Budworm in Utah... -- Kuhns (2002) Utah State University, Forestry Extension

Western Spruce Budworm -- CSU Extension + USFS, 1 page poster

Western Spruce Budworm -- Hagle, Gibson & Tunnock (2003) Field Guide...; USFS

hosts, description, timing, relative risk in B.C., management strategy -- B.C. Ministry of Forests (html)

WSB Images

ForestryImages

WSB Maps

Pest Data for British Columbia -- ARC/INFO files, BC Ministry of Forests website

Animated maps (1980-2004) -- USFS, Oregon & Washington

WSB Models

Western Spruce Budworm Damage Model -- FVS extension, USFS

WSB - Pheromones

Semiochemicals of ... the Western Spruce Budworm -- list of publications provided by Pherobase

wsb larva WSB larva; photo by Dion Manastyrski, Canadian Forest Service

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This webpage was last updated on May 24, 2010.
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